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50 Pfennig
| Issuer | Blankenburg am Harz, City of |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Salmon-pink and black reverse with a geometric foliate border along the top and bottom edges and large denomination numerals '50' at each corner. The central vignette, printed in a lighter salmon tone, depicts a romantic Harz landscape with a rocky gorge, a running figure, and a bat in flight, with an industrial tower visible in the background; the issue date 'Blankenburg (Harz), den 15 Oktober 1920.' is set above the vignette. Two columns of participating merchant and business names authorised to redeem the note are printed over the vignette, with redemption conditions in small type within the left and right vertical side panels. |
| Reverse lettering | Blankenburg (Harz), den 15 Oktober 1920. Blankenburger Kreisblatt Braunschweigische Bank und Kreditanstalt A.-G. Commerz- u. Privat-Bank Aktien-Gesellschaft A. Corves Gebirgshotel Harzer Werke zu Rübeland und Zorge F. Hoefer Hotel Blankenburger Hof Hotel Weißer Adler F. Kähne F. Meier R. Schimmelpfeng H. Schwieger C. F. Wieckert Dieser Gutschein verliert seine Gültigkeit, wenn er nicht innerhalb dreier Monate nach öffentlicher Aufforderung im Blankenburger Kreisblatt zur Einlösung bei nebenstehenden Firmen gelangt. Scheine, bei denen die Nummer ganz oder teilweise fehlt, werden nicht eingelöst. |
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Blankenburg am Harz was one of hundreds of German municipalities that issued Kleingeldscheine in 1920 to fill the void left by hoarded metal coinage — a problem that had worsened steadily since 1914 and showed no sign of resolving on its own. Louis Koch of Halberstadt was a regional printer who handled notgeld contracts for several towns in the Harz area, and the five varieties cataloged under this reference suggest either a phased release or incremental design changes within the same print run.
The 114.1–5 numbering indicates a set of five distinct types, which is on the higher end for a single denomination from a town of Blankenburg's modest size.